1. SARS and common viral infections
- Author
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Louie, Janice K, Hacker, Jill K, Mark, Jennifer, Gavali, Shilpa S, Yagi, Shigeo, Espinosa, Alex, Schnurr, David P, Cossen, Cynthia K, Isaacson, Erin R, Glaser, Carol A, Fischer, Marc, Reingold, Arthur L, Vugia, Duc J, and Unexplained Deaths and Critical Illnesses Working Group
- Subjects
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction ,viruses ,fungi ,Clinical Sciences ,virus diseases ,Unexplained Deaths and Critical Illnesses Working Group ,SARS Virus ,Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ,Microbiology ,Antibodies ,California ,body regions ,Virus Diseases ,Medical Microbiology ,Public Health and Health Services ,Humans ,RNA ,Viral ,skin and connective tissue diseases ,Respiratory Tract Infections - Abstract
In California, molecular testing was useful in decreasing suspicion for severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), by detecting common respiratory pathogens (influenza A/B, human metapneumovirus, picornavirus, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydia spp., parainfluenza virus, respiratory syncytial virus, and adenovirus) in 23 (45%) of 51 patients with suspected SARS and 9 (47%) of 19 patients with probable SARS.
- Published
- 2004